Jason Giambi breaks a record that Hank Aaron held

3:28 PM,
Jul. 30, 2013

Cleveland Indians' Jason Giambi runs the bases and celebrates after hitting a game-winning solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Cleveland. The Indians won 3-2. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Ted Berg
USA TODAY

With the White Sox and Indians locked in a 2-2 tie Monday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland, 42-year-old Jason Giambi came to the plate as a pinch-hitter to lead off the 9th inning against White Sox reliever Ramon Troncoso. This happened:

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With the drive, Giambi became the oldest player in baseball history to hit a walk-off home run. Braves legend Hank Aaron formerly held the record, but Giambi was 45 days older Monday night than Aaron was on the date of his last walk-off blast (and second-to-last career homer) back on July 11, 1976. ...